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By Melanie Ave Dr. Erik Herrmann, front row left, led the “Reformation Reverberations” Lay Bible Institute Feb. 4, 2017. Herrmann is the associate professor of Historical Theology, chairman of the Department of Historical Theology, director of theological resources and special projects, and director of the Center for Reformation Research at the Seminary. Photo: Jackie Parker […]

By Travis Scholl Since Pastor Ted Doering graduated from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis in 2014, he and his wife, Chelsey, have been very busy people. Ted was called to Faith Lutheran Church in Georgetown, Texas, a suburb of Austin, as a church planter, not far from his hometown of Houston. He has planted Narrative Church […]

Joshua LeBorious Peter Laborious Chevron Chevron By Kim Plummer Krull When a new academic year begins, it’s not unusual for first-year students to include those following in a family member’s footsteps. But while Joshua LeBorious treks the same pastoral ministry path as his grandfather and two uncles, he’s also starting his Concordia Seminary, St. Louis […]

By Erik Herrmann Martin Luther’s impact and influence on Western society is still deeply felt even now 500 years later. Never would he have guessed that singular act on Oct. 31, 1517 — posting an invitation for an academic disputation on the theology and practice of indulgences (the so-called “95 Theses”) — would have led […]

By Kendra Whittle The 72-acre campus of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis is a place where faith abounds. Theological study is second nature here. The Word of God is taught and preached far beyond the walls of the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus. For many students, some of their most profound and faith-buildingencounters have […]

By Mark Seifrid In his Preface to Romans, at the beginning of his discussion of faith, Martin Luther complains that “faith is not the human notion and dream that some people call faith.” As every Christian knows, we can say the same thing today! How often do we hear those who experience struggle, disappointment or […]

By Kim Plummer Krull When friends heard about Rob Bailey’s first call as associate pastor at a Houston, Texas, congregation with more than 2,000 baptized members, many likely pictured him at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, helping with worship and Bible studies. Instead, this new Seminary graduate’s main role is to plant a new church in […]

By Melanie Ave Rev. Steve Carretto’s path to the ministry was a winding one — sometimes fraught with doubt — but today he is ably leading the congregation where he served his vicarage while a student at Concordia Seminary, St. Paul Lutheran Church in Boca Raton, Fla. In this wide-ranging conversation, Carretto shares the ups […]

By Travis Scholl How does a boy who was born in Chile and grew up in Panama, end up in Iowa? Professor Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. says it’s all the work of the Holy Spirit. “The Holy Spirit does things like that,” Sánchez says, “brings things together.” As it turns out, the work of the […]

By Kendra Whittle Standing at the front of the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus, Concordia Seminary’s Director of Placement Dr. Wallace Becker began announcing the list of students and their placements as pastors at congregations around the country. He read the first two names on the list and then, “Dustin Atkinson, Northwest District, […]